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Cooper Brothers Rye Cocktail Recipe

I also was inspired by the Wall Street Journal article. I added a bit of lemon juice for tartness and switched the bourbon for rye which adds a spiciness that...

By chow · From Open Recipes · 5 ingredients
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Why it works: Lemon and orange match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 10,634 recipes. Both carry 3-hexenal, which smells apple, fruity. The science ↓

Cooper Brothers Rye Cocktail Recipe

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

159Calories
4 gProtein
1 gFat
35 gCarbs

Counts 4 of 5 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 4 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Rye1 slice (32g)83
Orange1 medium (131g)62
Lemonjuice of 1 lemon (48ml)12
Ginger1 tsp grated fresh (2g)2
Whiskeynot in our table0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

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The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

  1. Lemon + orangetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together10,634 recipes

    Shared aroma: 3-hexenal (apple, fruity).

  2. Ginger + orangetop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,833 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-one (mushroom, metallic).

  3. Ginger + lemontop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together5,154 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).

  4. Rye + gingertop 13% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together54 recipes

    Shared aroma: isoamyl acetate (banana, pear).

  5. Rye + orangetop 13% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together75 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl 2-methylbutyrate (fruity, apple).

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs

Swap the ginger

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (rye, lemon, orange):

  1. Thymefits better
  2. Dillfits better
  3. Cinnamonfits about as well
  4. Gingerthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against rye, lemon, orange. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.